Autopsy (Verb)
Meaning
Perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem.
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The coroner arrived at the scene and began to prepare the body for the doctors to perform an autopsy and determine the cause of death.
- After the suspect's body was found on the floor, the detectives called in a team to autopsy him and retrieve the evidence from his system.
- Due to the unusual nature of the death, the hospital staff decided they needed to autopsy the body and find the underlying medical condition that led to the demise.
- To understand how long he had been dead and the origin of the head injuries, detectives ordered an autopsy be performed as soon as possible.
- The results from the autopsy would provide crucial information for understanding what actually led to the death of the 25-year-old athlete.